Internal-combustion engine



March 29,1927. 622,687

0. E. SZEKELY INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE Filed 0 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 75:5 :55: i I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I J I I I I N I I I I. J I L :z. I I- J I I I I j INVENTOR.

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Filed Nov. 12, 1925 INVENTOR.

BY m M Patented Mar. 29,1927.

OTTO E. SZEKELY, OF MOLINE, ILLINOIS.

PATENT OFFICE.

INTERNAL-COMBUSTION ENGINE.

Application Filed November 12, 1925. Serial No. 68,?02.

My invention has reference to internal combustion engines, and aims to provide a novel arrangement whereby the same motor may be adapted for use in either a vertical or horizontal position, the only substantial difference being in the style of the base which is employed for the support of the motor. The manufacturer of the motor is thereby enabled to comply with the wishes of the purchaser in this respect, without any marked difference in the cost of production, such as would be required in the building of two distinct motors, one of the vertical, and the other of the horizontal There is also a considerable saving in the matter of drawings, patterns, etc., of which only one set is required, and without the danger of confusion of parts and the bother accompanying the use of two complete sets.

The construction, arrangement, and operation of the various parts of the invention will more fully appear from the following specification, taken in connection with the accom Jan in drawin s in which:

Fig. 1 shows the invention with the motor disposed in a horizontal position.v

Fig. 2 shows the same in avertical position.

Referring first to Fig. 1, the reference number-1 indicates a base, of oblong form,

upon which is mounted inhorizontal position a crank-shaft casing 2, provided with a cylinder extension 3, to which is attached a head 4. In the base 1 is an oil-supply tank 5, connected by a pipe 6 with the carburetor 7 of the engine. The working parts of the engine are not involved in the present application, except in so far as they conform to the position of the motor in its alternative positions. In the lower face of the casing 2 is an opening 8, normally closed by a plate 9, having a depressed portion forming an oil-pan 10 beneath the casing. Said plate is removably held in place by means of bolts 11, entering openings in the casing.

The end of the casing 2 opposite to the head 4 is also provided with an opening 12, closed by a plate 13, by means of bolts 13 passing through said plate and into theend of the casing. The plate 13 is of suitable -dimensions to be used interchangeably as a closure for either the opening 12 or the opening 8, the bolts 13 being spaced similarlyto the bolts 11, so as to enter the openings therefor.

In Fig. 2 the motor is shown supported in an upright position, the carburetor 7 being connected by a pipe 14 with a supply tank15, supported on a bracket 16, projected outwardly from a plate 17, secured to the motor by bolts 18, so as to form a closure for the opening 8. As an alternative arrangement the supply tank can be supported apart from the motor, and the opening 8 closed by the plate 13, in the manner above mentioned.

The motor is supported in this position on a base 19, provided in its upper part with an oilpan 20, and secured to the motor by means of bolts 21, held in the openings formerly occupied by the bolts 13. In fact, one set of bolts may be used in both cases, if desired.

It sometimes occurs that after a motor has been used for a time it, is found desirable to operate the same in.v a different place, with differences as to space, etc. If the space is more limited than formerly the motor can be made to conform thereto by merely substituting the base 19 for the base 1, and making such changes as to the supply tank as may be necessary to conform thereto, This will eliminate the necessity of procuring an entirely new engine, or exchanging the old engine for a new one.

In Fig. 1 an additional fastening means is shown at 21, and such bolt can be employed for mounting on a base in a horizontal position, and having an opening in said side, and similarly fitted at one of its ends for support in a vertical position, with an opening'in said end, and a plate adapted for alternative attachment to said casing, to form a closure for either of said openings.

3. 'In a device of .the class described, a motor, including a crank-shaft casing fitted for support on one of its sides or one of its ends, and provided with an opening in each thereof, a base adapted to hold said casmg in a horizontal position, and f lot supply tank contained in said base, a closure plate for the opening in the end of said casing, and a closure plate for the opening in the side of said casing, fitted with a bracket adapted for the support of a fuel supply tank when said casing is mounted in a Vertical position.

4. in a device of the class described, a motor, including a crank-shaft casing provided with means for support in either a horizontal or a Vertical position, and having openings in its side and end for use in such alternative positions, a lease adapted to hold said casing in a horizontal position, and

containing a fuel supply tank, a closure for 15 ably as a closure for said first-named 20 opening.

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OTTO E. SZEKELY.

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